Case Progression Officers (12 Month FTC/Secondment)

The Major Crime Unit County Lines Taskforce are now recruiting for Case Progression Officers to join our team. The aims of the taskforce are to:

To close drug lines in line with Home Office requirements
Bring County Lines perpetrators to justice by increasing the consequences and decreasing the reward associated with county lines offending
Reduce the exploitation of young people and vulnerable adults ensuring appropriate safeguarding and support for county lines victims
Reducing and mitigating violence and Homicides linked to County Lines
Tackle the enablers of county lines (including telecoms/online, transport and illicit finance

Role Key Responsibilities

To prepare timely and high-quality casefiles in support of County Lines Taskforce Investigations
Liaise directly with the Crown Prosecution Service to address any file related issues
Work with CPS, CJS and Witness Care to respond thoroughly and in efficiently to post-charge actions plans, escalations and other requests.
To support continuous improvement in file quality
To provide advice and guidance to colleagues in matters of Criminal Justice policy and procedure
To positively influence file quality and timeliness at all stages of the criminal justice process and ensure compliance with force policy, Transforming Summary Justice, Better Case Management, the Director General’s Guidance (DG6) and the Manual of Guidance for the Preparation and Submission of Case Files

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Previous experience in criminal law and the criminal justice system
Knowledge of police policy and procedures relevant to the role.
Knowledge of PACE in relation to the continuity of exhibits.
Excellent report writing and communication skills, e.g. the production of clear, concise and accurate reports.
Investigation and evidence gathering experience.
Experience in working with different agencies.
Ability to deal with contentious information.
Understanding of confidentiality and Data Protection/Freedom of Information issues.
Evidence of ability to work effectively within a team.
Ability to evidence self-motivation, self-management and decision-making skills.
Experience in adopting a methodical approach to your work and working well under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
Flexible approach to problem solving.

Desirable

Competent in the use of current file building ICT systems.
Competent in the use of Microsoft Word, Adobe Pro, Outlook and Excel.

Location – Central Birmingham

Hours – Core Hours Mon-Fri 8am-4pm

Contact – For more information please contact Insps Mark Robinson or Lisa Yates-Laughton.

Vetting - Successful applicants will be required to pass Recruitment Vetting and Counter Terrorism Clearance scrutiny prior to commencing their role, this will include a full background & financial disclosure as part of the vetting process.

Medical - Appointment to this role will be dependent upon successfully medical checks, which may include a drugs test and if required a fitness test.

Contract- This is a twelve-month fixed term contract role until 31 March 2025.

Under the Probation Policy, if you are currently in your probation period, “during your probationary period you will not be permitted to apply for alternative police staff roles within the Force unless there are exceptional circumstances. In such cases, you would require the support of your line manager prior to applying for alternative roles, and if successful, your probationary period will start over.”- Policies - Probation Period (Police Staff) (wmpad.local)

Secondment Statements:

Secondment Policy: (paragraph 7.3)

For the duration of the secondment, you will be paid at the appropriate rate for the role that you are seconded into. In general terms, the expectation is that this will be the bottom spinal column point for the appropriate grade, as per our standard recruitment process.

The only exception to this is where you are seconded to a role of the same grade, in which case your substantive spinal column point should continue to be paid. Where you or your manager feel that you have relevant skills and experience for the role which would require consideration of a higher spinal column point, a salary justification form will need to be completed and sent to the Reward Team for review and consideration in line with usual recruitment processes.

If you are seconded into a role of a lower grade than your substantive post, you will receive the maximum spinal column point for that grade. Shift allowances and payments for unsociable or weekend working will only be paid as applicable to the role that you are seconded into (at the applicable rate). In other words, if you receive shift allowance in your substantive role, however the role that you are seconded into doesn’t attract a shift allowance you will not receive this for the duration of the secondment.

To view the full Secondment Policy please visit Policies - Secondments Policy (wmpad.local)

West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a ‘Disability Confident Interview Scheme’ - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.

It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.

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